Example sentences of "why [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is why presumably Tannen subtitles her article : towards a poetic of talk . |
| 2 | In this chapter we will examine various explanations of why most soil conservation policies do not work . |
| 3 | ‘ Why necessarily one ? ’ |
| 4 | That is why only the glass will do it , wrote Harsnet . |
| 5 | Why only ? |
| 6 | Appeal of mortgages in foreign currencies : Malcolm Craig explains why only the financially sophisticated should take out these mortgages |
| 7 | Perhaps the best MIGs can already challenge the F-15 ; perhaps the best radars can detect it , which is why only stealth fighters bombed well-guarded Baghdad . |
| 8 | But then they would have to tell shareholders why only half of the consolidated profits of MEPC comes from the 700 properties it has assembled — with the other half provided by the 20 or so Oldham properties . |
| 9 | Why only yesterday I was cutting a piece of wood when my saw went straight through my shoes . |
| 10 | It is a mystery why only one genus of this formerly diverse group should have had the capacity to survive to the present day . |
| 11 | Why only yesterday she 'd waved across the street to Clarice . |
| 12 | But why only the elderly ? |
| 13 | Why only two sexes ? |
| 14 | Why only two sexes and why is the female sex oppressed in every culture on this planet ? |
| 15 | When dinosaurs ' eating habits and teeth and jaw mechanisms are examined more fully , one wonders why only the terminal Cretaceous/Tertiary extinctions are the subject of endless debate rather than any of the preceding extinctions . |
| 16 | And that was why only boys , yet a-growing , could be recruited and not adult men . |
| 17 | Why only bull Asian elephants carry tusks remains a mystery . |
| 18 | But why only males should be given this extra piece of breathing apparatus has not satisfactorily been explained . |
| 19 | This is why only the minimum necessary punishments are prescribed ; we would not will it otherwise . |
| 20 | This can also explain why only some people on similar sorts of diet get sick and overweight , while others seem to stay slim and healthy . |
| 21 | expecting too much for every item of industrial archaeology to be mentioned in two volumes which cover the whole of Scotland , and John R. Hume in " The Industrial Archaeology of Scotland , " Volume two , The Highlands and Islands , docs not explain why only some are selected . |
| 22 | ‘ Why only two ? ’ |
| 23 | That is the reason why only one oboe is usually found in small orchestras . |
| 24 | ‘ Why only probably ? ’ |
| 25 | One reason given for this is that a distinction is created within the Treaty between those matters ( under Titles II , III and IV ) which , as amendments to the Treaty of Rome , are changes to the law of the land , and those aspects ( Titles I , V , VI and VII ) which concern the new entity of the European Union and are the subject of intergovernmental agreement and which do not therefore in a strict sense affect British law ( the stated reason why only Titles II , III and IV are subject to parliamentary ratification ) . |
| 26 | Why only for an hour ? |
| 27 | In Chapter 14 we explained why only a very limited set of future markets actually exists . |
| 28 | Why only one shoe ? |
| 29 | Why only the other day Little Red Riding Hood barely escaped with her life after finding a transvestite wolf hiding in her grandmother 's bed . |
| 30 | This is one of the reasons why only approved fittings may be used . |